Birdland, The Jazz Corner of the World: An Illustrated Tribute, 1949-1965 (Hardcover)

Birdland was a legendary nightclub in New York City and, from 1949 to 1965, was the scene for the greatest jazz music and musicians in the world. This illustrated book offers a history of this legendary jazz club and presents the greats who played its stage, in capsule biographies, vintage photos, and rare memorabilia. Named after legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie Yardbird Parker, the club showcased memorable double and triple bills lasting until dawn. Many classic live recordings were made at the Jazz Corner of the World, such as A Night at Birdland by the Art Blakey Quintet, Basie at Birdland, and Coltrane, Live at Birdland. Birdland established itself as the one place that every jazz musician had to play. Greats such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Count Basie, John Coltrane, Art Tatum, Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Clifford Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, Lester Young, Billie Holiday, Oscar Peterson, and Sonny Rollins, to name only a few, graced its stage.

General

Imprint:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2018
Authors:	Leo T Sullivan
Dimensions:	205 x 205 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	128
ISBN-13:	978-0-7643-5586-8
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Jazz Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Jazz Promotions
LSN:	0-7643-5586-4
Barcode:	9780764355868

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